Three Vallejo teens arrested in fake bomb hoax

Published By Times Herald

In what police described as a prank gone too far, three teens were arrested Thursday for leaving a fake bomb under a car.

The incident caused a panic, prompting the partial evacuation of a North Vallejo neighborhood, Lt. Herman Robinson said.

Events began unfolding about 1:10 p.m. near Evelyn Circle and Christopher Way. The 19-year-old victim called police to report finding a note on his car saying there was a bomb under it. He also reported finding a suspicious package under the vehicle, Robinson said.

Arriving officers evacuated neighboring homes and phoned in the bomb squad. However, the call was canceled when the victim got a call from his cousin confessing it was a practical joke.

"The cousin of the victim and two of his friends were playing a prank on him," Robinson said. "It got out of hand."

Further investigation confirmed the bomb was fake.

The prank began last week when the victim received an anonymous message demanding money or his car would be bombed.

The pranksters, identified as Dijon Scott-Ward, Izaak Casey and William Appling, all 19 year old Vallejo residents, were arrested and booked into the Solano County Jail on felony bomb threat charges.